Ellen watched as Patrick filmed a scene with Kate Walsh and felt that familiar feeling, it was the same one she got anytime she saw him and Jill together.
The scene ended and they were all told to go just head home for the night. However Ellen had to be on set early the next day so she headed to her trailer for the night.
"Ellen, El, wait up," she heard Patrick say behind her. She didn't stop until she got to her trailer. "El, can we talk?"
She sighed, "what do you want Patrick?"
He looked confused for a moment, she rarely calls him by his full name. "El, you looked upset earlier, I just wanted to see what's wrong and if I can help you at all."
She closed her eyes and rested her head on the trailer door before pulling out her keys to unlock it. Ellen knew Patrick followed her in, "that's sweet Paddy, but I don't think you can help."
"Well, that depends. Will you please tell me what's hurting you? I don't like seeing you this down."
Ellen let out a deep breath, "Paddy please," she whined.
"Fine Ellen, you don't have to tell me, but I'm not leaving till I know you're okay."
"You're a stubborn ass sometimes you know that."
"Guilty as charged." He smirked and continued to look at her. He noticed she wouldn't even look at him, so he decided to slowly move closer not wanting to push her. He finally stopped when he was right in front of her, "Ellie, look at me please."
Ellen sniffled and looked up with tears waiting to spill.
"Oh Ellie, whatever it is you can tell me. I won't judge or anything, you know that."
"Paddy, I can't do this anymore."
"Do what?"
"I can't keep carrying on like I'm fine when every time I see you with Kate or Jill I wish..."
"Wish what?"
"I wish it was me you were with." The tears were fully falling now, and her eyes were back to the floor."
She then felt a hand lifting her chin and lips softly kissing her's. It was gentle and loving. When they broke apart Ellen looked up at Patrick before getting up and heading to the back of her trailer where her bed was.
Patrick stood there confused before following Ellen's path. He stopped when he reached the closed door and heard crying.
"Ellen please, let me in," he knocked softly. "El please, we need to talk." No answer. His own tears were starting to fall now. "Ellie please let me explain."
Ellen heard him crying and decided to open the door. When she did she was met with sad eyes looking deep into hers.
"Patrick we can't do this, you're..."
"Getting divorced." Patrick finished for her.
Ellen looked at him confused, "what? How?"
"It's been over for awhile El, I haven't been in love with Jill for a long time now. We both knew it was coming. Besides, Jill's already moved on." Ellen continued to look at him, "she started this new guy the day she gave me the papers."
She opened the door more to let him in the room with her. He followed her to sit on the bed. "Look El, I've been wanting this with you for a long time now but had to keep denying myself since I was still married, and I never thought you'd feel the same way. Now that I know you do and how it feels to kiss you I don't want to go back to how it was." He grabbed her hand softly, and looked at it while whispering, "I'd really hate to let this moment go."
"Paddy I had no idea. I... What about Tal?"
"El it's okay really. I just want to be with you. It'd make me so happy. We sat her down and told her that mommy and daddy were going to start living in different houses and tried to explain why the best we could to a 4 year old." His eyes moved up to meet Ellen's again before gently kissing her again. "El, please. I just wanna stay here with you. Don't you wanna hold each other tight, don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight? We could make forever feel this way," he pleaded.
"Paddy, I'd love it so much if you stayed with me tonight, but...let's take it slow, I don't wanna move too fast. I don't wanna just make love, I wanna make love last. Paddy, I've wanted this for so long, I just don't want to ruin it and lose everything. You're my best friend."
Patrick nodded, "whatever you want El, I'll give it to you. I'll gladly take it slow with you. We've known each other as co-stars, best friends, and neighbors, but I wanna get to really know you." He smiled softly at her while tucking a piece of loose hair behind her ear.
Ellen smiled, "I'd love that." She stood up and grabbed his hand again, "come on Paddy, let's go to bed."
Patrick stood up, "as long as I get to hold you all night, and tomorrow we go on a date. A real one, I know this really good place a few blocks away we can go to for lunch tomorrow." He started taking his jeans off planning to just sleep in his boxers and tshirt.
Ellen nodded while smiling and grabbed some clothes from her closet. She quickly changed in the bathroom and then climbed into bed with Patrick. He wrapped his arms around her while spooning her and kissed the back of her head. Ellen snuggled closer and smiled while thinking of what was to come in the future for her and Patrick.
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